The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (AR INBRE) is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The IDeA program was established for the purpose of broadening the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research. Currently NIGMS supports INBRE programs in 23 states and Puerto Rico.
In May 2026, AR INBRE received its fifth five-year cycle renewal. The latest grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences is for $19.6 million. It will be distributed over five years, bringing the total amount of NIH funding for the research program to $107.7 million between September 30, 2001, and April 30, 2031. Read more

NEWS and OPPORTUNITIES
DRP PROGRAM: 2026 GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP. Join us on Aug 24 from 1 to 4 pm via Zoom for our annual workshop. AR INBRE requires applicants to attend one of our grant writing workshops to be eligible to apply for our FOAs. More |
CORE FACILITY VOUCHERs due Sept 1. Three vouchers available o use Core Facilities located at UAMS and UAF: FACULTY Research Core Facility • STUDENT Research Core Facility • FACULTY Curriculum Core Facility. More |
Meet our SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM participants: Murphy Hernandez is a senior at Harding University, researching at UAMS this summer on the role of two genetic regulators in Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis. More |
SAVE THE DATE: 2026 AR INBRE Annual Research Conference, Nov 6-7. Make plans now to join us at the Embassy Suites in Rogers (Friday) and at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (Saturday). More |
Newsletter
July 5 News: NIH grants policy: eRA Commons Registration (and optional linking to ORCID iD) • Upcoming AR INBRE deadlines: Grant Writing Workshop (Aug 24), Core Vouchers (Sept 1), Annual Research Conference (Nov 6-7) • A round up of recent AR INBRE activities and so much more! Read it here (and subscribe!)
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Research Technology Core
Bioinformatics Core
Data Science Core
Outreach Programs
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